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Red Cross Launches Sound the Alarm Effort to Install 100,000 Free Smoke Alarms in 2 Weeks

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Safety, Warning systems, Active fire protection, Detectors, Prevention, Alarms, Smoke detector, Alarm device, Security alarm, False alarm

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --This weekend, the American Red Cross is launching a two-week Sound the Alarm home fire safety effort to install 100,000 free smoke alarms in 100 high-risk cities across the country.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --This weekend, the American Red Cross is launching a two-week Sound the Alarm home fire safety effort to install 100,000 free smoke alarms in 100 high-risk cities across the country.
  • "Smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire by half," said American Red Cross President & CEO Gail McGovern.
  • People can visit SoundTheAlarm.org to get involved with Red Cross home fire safety and smoke alarm installation events from April 27 to May 12.
  • During Sound the Alarm eventswhich are part of the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign to reduce fire deaths and injuriesvolunteers will go door-to-door with community partners to install free smoke alarms and help families create escape plans.

Presidential Alert Causes Large Scale False Alarms

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Thursday, October 4, 2018
Alarms, Medicine, Change detection, False alarm, Monitoring, Health

The loud tone produced by devices that received the alert coincidentally matched the frequencies monitored by some security glass-break sensors, causing the sensors to trigger alarms that were reported to monitoring centers nationwide.

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  • The loud tone produced by devices that received the alert coincidentally matched the frequencies monitored by some security glass-break sensors, causing the sensors to trigger alarms that were reported to monitoring centers nationwide.
  • Justin Bailey, president of AvantGuard Monitoring reports, "From our end, we quickly noticed that the sudden increase in signals correlated with the Presidential Alert that went out.
  • The sudden influx of signals was an unintended consequence of the Presidential alert system which was designed to provide national alerts in the event of a terror attack or widespread disaster.
  • Because of the quick action from the AvantGuard team, false alarms that would have been sent to hundreds of emergency dispatch centers were properly resolved.

First New Fire Alarm Product of its Kind in Last 50+ Years Launches

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Monday, July 30, 2018
Safety, Detectors, Active fire protection, Alarms, Smoke detector, False alarm, Alarm device, Smoke, Stove

Marc Toland is an inventor and entrepreneur who began his career 27 years ago as a stockbroker at a major NYSE firm.

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  • Marc Toland is an inventor and entrepreneur who began his career 27 years ago as a stockbroker at a major NYSE firm.
  • On Christmas Eve in 2011, a neighbor's house burned to the ground, taking the lives of three small children and their grandparents.
  • But most fires don't start over doorways or on ceilings where traditional smoke detectors are placed.
  • They are compact, heat sensor and companion remote alarm systems that eliminate an increase in false alarms such as smoke from the stove.

Red Cross to Sound the Alarm Against Home Fires By Installing 100,000 Smoke Alarms Across U.S. in 16 Days

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Safety, Detectors, Warning systems, Active fire protection, Smoke detector, Prevention, Alarms, Alarm device, False alarm, Security alarm

From April 28 to May 13, thousands of Red Cross volunteers and partners will install 100,000 free smoke alarms in just 16 days in communities at high risk for fires.

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  • From April 28 to May 13, thousands of Red Cross volunteers and partners will install 100,000 free smoke alarms in just 16 days in communities at high risk for fires.
  • "Please helplower these tragic statistics by joining us in this lifesaving effort to Sound the Alarm against home fires.
  • Smoke alarms save lives, so we've made it our goal to install 100,000 alarms in homes that need them most."
  • During Sound the Alarm, Red Cross volunteers and partners will canvass high-risk neighborhoods to install free smoke alarms, replace batteries in existing alarms, and help families create escape plans.